Carlson Gracie made his name as a fighter in the era of Vale Tudo, and is considered the best Vale Tudo fighter of the '50s and '60s. His hyper aggressive style of jiu jitsu had a deep influence on ...

IBJJF President Grand Master Carlos Gracie Jr was promoted to ninth-degree red belt at a Gracie Barra 40th anniversary ...

Roger Gracie believes one UFC fighter had better Brazilian jiu-jitsu than all the rest. On September 11, the grappler’s new book, ‘The Warrior Mindset: The Tao of a Champion,’ hit the shelves for his ...

Leader in Brazilian jiu-jitsu instruction Gracie Barra will open its third Utah location in the city of Riverton. With schools in Salt Lake City and West Jordan, this expansion will enable more ...

Real estate agents often like to talk about location, location, location. These days, Anthony Misitano is prone to doing the same thing. The Huntington Beach resident recently opened a Carlson Gracie ...

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Foothills, a Gracie-affiliated martial arts school that teaches practical and realistic self-defense techniques, is moving all of its adults and kids classes to Maryville. Opening its ...

Vale tudo became MMA, jiu-jitsu became professional and as a result of this natural evolution, almost all of the great rivalries that marked the history of both sports in Brazil were resolved. Today, ...

But in the 1950s, being top dog was catching up with the Gracies. Luta Livre was gaining popularity based off Euclydes “Tatu” Hatem’s defeat of George Gracie. A school of Jiu-Jitsu fighters founded by ...

Illustration by Oliver Munday. Sources: Miljan Živković / Getty; Vm / Getty On November 12, 1993, in a sports arena in Denver, a lean Brazilian man in an outfit resembling a pair of pajamas stepped ...